IPFW in the News for May 16, 2016

IPFW in the News for May 16, 2016

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May 15

Pressures mounting for IPFWJournal GazetteGiven a changing enrollment, workforce pressures and an uncertain budget, ­IPFW’s self-assessment that proposes restructuring some departments, reassessing student housing and other changes is stirring new controversy.

OPINION: A liberal dose of publicityJournal GazetteI can’t imagine a public institution that has been more studied over the past four years than IPFW has been. The most recent report (by the University Strategic Alignment Process) was released on May 6. This report suggests, among other things, the “restructuring” of 13 departments, nine from the College of Arts and Sciences.

Learning the ropes at IPFWJournal GazetteIPFW associate professor and resident costume designer Craig Humphrey glides his finger across the shoulder seam on a jacket for the theater production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

Life-changing experience makes Romo more determined than ever to succeedThe Elkhart TruthIPFW Women's Soccer player Gaby Romo worked at a factory an entire summer and gave all her earnings away. Romo’s cousin in Mexico was dying from meningitis and her family did not have the money needed to be paid up front for treatment. So Romo made the hour-long drive from Goshen to South Bend every day to work, and sent everything she earned to cover her cousin’s medical bills.

OPINION: STEM needs liberal arts in IPFW’s futureKPC NewsIndiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne has a number of structural decisions to make in the coming year, and the latest report from the University Strategic Alignment Process adds to the list.

May 14

Riverfront Fort Wayne to discuss “plants, animals and fishing”WANEThe discussion involves panelists from IPFW Environmental Resources Center, Indiana Kayak Anglers Assoc., a Landscape Architect, Little River Wetlands and Purdue Extension Office of Allen County. They will have time for questions and answers following the panel discussion.

May 11

Citing costs, IPFW looks to rework programsJournal GazetteIPFW is looking to restructure 13 academic departments, according to an internal report issued Friday. The restructuring goal was set out in the May 2015 University Strategic Plan that is created every few years, said John Kaufeld, university spokesman. The last one took the university through 2014.

State Supt candidate Wooten calls for drastic changeMuncie Star-PressAs a professor at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Wooten doesn't have any experience teaching K-12, aside from homeschooling three special needs children, including her daughter.

Overcoming challenges to succeedNews-SentinelShe also plans to attend Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, where she will study biomedical engineering. She combined her love of math with a desire to work in the health field, she said.

Indiana's evangelicals fell short in big racesIndy StarJust before the candidate filing deadline, social conservatives put up a challenger: Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne economist John Kessler. But Long trounced him in the primary, 73 percent to 27 percent.

May 8

IPFW coach has family supportJournal GazetteAlthough it is Niecee Nelson’s first head coaching position, the newly hired women’s basketball coach at IPFW knows the demands the profession brings.

30% of Vigo's GOP voters passed on Pence Terre Haute Tribune StarIt’s too early to read anything into the voter choices statewide yet, but what is called undervoting is an indicator that can be useful to candidates as they continue their campaigns, said associate professor Andy Downs of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.

May 3

Primary blog: Cruz will be in Indy for election returnsIndy Star“What we need in this country right now more than anything is millions of people from coast to coast standing up, fighting back, and demanding a government that works for all of us and not just the (wealthiest) 1 percent,” Sanders told supporters at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Indiana primary draws record early voting with top racesChicago HeraldSenate President Pro Tem David Long of Fort Wayne faces criticism from social conservatives for pushing an unsuccessful proposal this year that would have extended state anti-discrimination protections to lesbian, gay and bisexual people. He faces John Kessler, director for Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne's Center for Economic Education.

Sanders' rally at IPFW draws enthusiastic, young crowdNews-SentinelOn Monday, Sanders spoked to a packed house in the gymnasium at the Gates Athletic Center on the IPFW campus. Some attendees had been waiting in line for hours to hear the 74-year-old Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate put forth his ideas for the future of the country.

Q&A: Sanders' long-shot bid to clinch Democratic nomination The Herald OnlineTrailing significantly in the Democratic primaries, Bernie Sanders wants superdelegates to flip his way and is aiming for a contested national convention in July against front-runner Hillary Clinton. For his plan to work, he'll need plenty of big-time breaks.

More than 8K Vigo Countians have voted early Terre Haute Tribune StarResearch shows that the typical early voter intends to cast a ballot anyway, said Andy Downs, director of the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Who's winning Indiana? It's anybody's guessPoliticoOf the seven public polls conducted over the past three weeks, Trump leads six of them. Cruz’s only advantage came from an Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne survey that showed Cruz with a massive 16-point lead. IPFW pollster Andy Downs told POLITICO his team was surprised when the results came back with Cruz way on top – even wondering if the results for Cruz and Trump were incorrectly reversed.

Sanders pushes for Hoosier primary upset Greater Fort Wayne Business WeeklyThe 74-year-old junior senator from Vermont spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of 3,000 packed inside the Hilliard Gates Sports Center on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Monday afternoon. Hundreds more heard him in the overflow adjacent fieldhouse.

Eight receive Tapestry Scholarships from IPFW KPC NewsA total of $50,000 in Tapestry Parkview Health Sciences Scholarships were awarded to eight IPFW students on Friday at the annual event Tapestry: A Day for You at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.

Heine unseats Cox in House; Long triumphsJournal GazetteKessler, 39, also from Fort Wayne, is a continuing lecturer in the Department of Economics at IPFW and director of the Center for Economic Education at IPFW.

Long, Kenley survive challengesIndy StarSenate President Pro Tempore David Long, R-Fort Wayne, weathered a significant challenge from social conservatives, who targeted him in the primary because of his effort to expand the state's civil rights laws to add protections for gay Hoosiers. They campaigned heavily for John Kessler, 39, an economist at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, who believes adding such protections infringes on religious freedom.

Stith recipient of first Linda Ruffolo AwardFrost illustratedRenowned teacher, community activist and historian Hana Stith received Tapestry’s prestigious Linda Ruffolo Dedication Award on April 29 at the Memorial Coliseum Convention Center during the 2016 “Tapestry: A Day for You” hosted by IPFW and cosponsored by IPFW and Parkview Health.